HARRY POTTER - YATES PROMISES POTTER FANS THEY 'HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET'

YATES PROMISES POTTER FANS THEY 'HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET'

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE director DAVID YATES is ecstatic about the rave reviews of the latest wizard installment has garnered - but insists fans haven't "seen anything yet".
The latest part of the hugely successful franchise has become one of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2009, after it was pushed back from its original release date of last November (08).
And early reviews for the movie suggest the sixth film is the best Potter film so far, with trade magazine Variety predicting the movie will become one of the year's top three earners.
But Brit filmmaker Yates is adamant his next two films, the two-part adaptation of author J.K. Rowling's final book, will really get devotees excited.
He says, "People are being very kind about what they're seeing in Half-Blood Prince and I just think you haven't seen anything yet.
"(Part one) is like a road movie, refugees being chased by all these people who want to kill them. It's quite intense. Then the final film is like this big opera, big epic, it's got more set pieces than any of the others."
And he reveals that the crew has an expert on hand to offer suggestions - J.K. Rowling herself.
He adds, "She's really gracious, she's not territorial. She kind of recognises the challenges of adapting (a book for a film) and she's really sympathetic to that.
"She said now that the shooting part is coming to an end she might just pop in more often, which we would love. She was so busy with all the other books she couldn't (visit much more than once a year)."